# Turkish municipal audit discrepancies

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/turkish-municipal-audit-discrepancies
> Updated: 2026-11-01T06:26:00.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

Audit reports from the Court of Accounts have identified various financial and administrative irregularities within Turkish metropolitan municipalities.

In Manisa, a 2025 audit revealed discrepancies concerning the municipal vehicle fleet. While 55 vehicles are officially registered to the Manisa Metropolitan Municipality through the Union of Notaries of Turkey, they are missing from the municipality’s internal inventory and asset records.

In Van, an audit of the Van Metropolitan Municipality and the Van Water and Sewerage Administration (VASKI) uncovered a discrepancy of approximately 8.3 billion TL in real estate records. While the balance sheet lists over 8.67 billion TL in land and buildings, the real estate summary table shows only about 362 million TL. The report also noted rising interest expenses, expenditures on travel and seminars that reportedly violate austerity measures, and significant water loss and leakage rates within VASKI.

## Claims

- There is an 8.3 billion TL discrepancy in real estate records within the municipality's balance sheet. (reported by 2 sources)
- The Court of Accounts report for Van Metropolitan Municipality contains 35 findings. (reported by 1 source)
- Van Metropolitan Municipality's interest expenses were 963,771,318 TL in 2025. (reported by 1 source)
- The municipality spent 26.8 million TL on travel, seminars, and promotion expenses. (reported by 1 source)
- VASKI's water loss and leakage rate is 33.76 percent. (reported by 1 source)
- VASKI owes 259 million TL in interest to its personnel company due to unpaid debts. (reported by 1 source)

## Timeline

### 2026-11-01: Van Metropolitan Municipality faces audit findings regarding 8.3 billion TL discrepancy

A Court of Accounts report reveals an 8.3 billion TL real estate record discrepancy and rising interest costs for Van Metropolitan Municipality, alongside significant water loss issues in VASKI.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/van-metropolitan-municipality-faces-audit-findings-regarding-83-billion-tl-discrepancy

### 2026-10-30: Manisa Metropolitan Municipality faces audit discrepancies

A Court of Accounts audit report reveals that 55 vehicles registered to the Manisa Metropolitan Municipality are missing from its internal inventory records.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/manisa-metropolitan-municipality-faces-audit-discrepancies

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